HOUSTON Departs; KATHY LYNN Brings in Derrick Barge

After several days in port loading locomotives, HOUSTON departed this evening at 2000. The ship is carrying 15 locomotives for Indonesia.

KATHY LYNN brought a derrick barge with a crane in this afternoon at 1230 hours and moored it behind the two barges brought into port yesterday. There's still no word at this time on why the equipment is here.

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HOUSTON departing the Mountfort Terminal.


Heading into Presque Isle Bay to turn.


Turn completed and heading outbound.


The 393' foot long freighter has been loading since Thursday afternoon.


Close up.


A wave from the bow.


Stern view.


Outbound.


KATHY LYNN and her consorts tied up this evening.


Stern view.


2014-built ALGOMA HARVESTER upbound in the Welland Canal on Sunday afternoon.


Stern view.

HOUSTON Arrives, Loads Locomotives for Indonesia; KATHY LYNN Arrives with Barges

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HOUSTON arrived in Erie at 1300 on Thursday and docked at the Mountfort Terminal. The US-flagged ship is in Erie to load 15 locomotives built at GE Transportation and bound for Jakarta, Indonesia, where they will be offloaded and pressed into service for Indonesia's state railway. These are the first of 50 class CC206 locomotives to be shipped and are due in Indonesia in September; the next 15 will be shipped next month and due in Indonesia in October, and the remainder will be delivered for freight operations in September 2016.

HOLLYHOCK was in yesterday to work on replacing the winter channel markers with the summer buoys.

Ryba Marine's tug KATHY LYNN arrived in Erie at 1300 today pushing two barges and moored the barges on the west side of the West Slip. The tug then departed upbound on Lake Erie. No word at this time as to why the two hopper scows were left in Erie.


HOUSTON rounds Gull Point on her approach to Erie.


Bow view.


The ship was built in 2005 and most recently sailed as BBC HOUSTON.


Another view.


Close up of the small ship.


The crew watches as the ship enters port.


Deck machinery.


Stern view.


Another view.


In a few moments the ship will dock at the Mountfort Terminal.


Locomotives on the dock on the Mountfort Terminal on Friday.


Another view.


Six of the units were on the southern track on the Mountfort Terminal.


A view from the peninsula on Friday afternoon.


Stern view.


Loading on Saturday morning.


The locomotive is raised.


Swinging the locomotive over the side.


KATHY LYNN passes the lighthouse.


KATHY LYNN pushing two barges inbound.


Close up.


Stern view of the tug.


The hard-working tug pushes her barges into Presque Isle Bay. KATHY LYNN is continually busy on Ryba's construction or dredging projects around the Great Lakes, and has appeared on this blog before.


Approaching the dock.


KATHY LYNN works hard to slow the barges.


Coming alongside.


Wind pushed the tow off the first time, so KATHY LYNN backed off and tried again. This attempt was successful.

PALMERTON Arrives

PALMERTON arrived in Erie at 0830 on Tuesday to load locomotives. The 2009-built ship docked at the Mountfort Terminal and is expected to sail on Thursday afternoon bound for Brazil.

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PALMERTON off of Beach 10, in ballast from Duluth, Minnesota.


Inbound at Buoys 3 & 4.


Another view.


The ship is under charter to BBC for this voyage.


Close up.


A wave from the deck.


Stern view.


Turning for the dock.


At dock.


This snowy owl has taken up residence on the peninsula.


The bird takes flight.